Workbench



' ANDREANA WORKBENCH Filed Oct. 51, 1934 Jan. 5, 1937.

5 Sheets-Sheet l I n'uentm flenr'y Awd reana Attorney H. ANDREANA WORKBENCH Jan. 5, 1937.

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Patented Jan. 5, 1 937 1 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

My invention relates generally to Workbenches, and particularly to a workbench especially suitable for use by tailors while installing shoulder pads and the like, and an important object of my invention is to provide a workbench of the character described arrangedfor containing a supply of shoulder pads or other articles being worked upon in a most accessible manner so as to enable the tailor or tailors to have on hand at his bench a greater than usual supply of shoulder pads or the like, and to preserve the shoulder pads before use from dropping on the floor.

Another important object of my invention is to provide a workbench of the character described whereby a large supply of articles being worked upon is maintained in orderly, instantly available condition, so that more work may be done, and the articles prevented from becoming soiled or mussed, and falling on the floor.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent from a reading of the following description in connection with the drawings, wherein for purposes of illustration I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a top plan View of the embodiment.

Figure 2 is an elevational view of one side thereof.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through Figure 1 approximately on the line 3--3.

Figure 4 is a transverse vertical sectional View taken through Figure 1 approximately on the line 4-4 looking toward the left in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 isan enlarged transverse vertical sectional view taken through Figure 1 approximately on the line 5-45.

Figure 6 is a horizontal sectional view taken through Figure 2 approximately on the line 6-6.

Figure 7 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken through Figure 2 approximately on the line 1-1. v

Figure 8 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken through Figure 1 approximately on the line 6-8.

Figure 9 is a perspective view of the false bottom brace and support.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the nu- .meral 5 refers generally to the embodiment which comprises a rectangular metallic container 6 which rests on a centrally located longitudinal bar 1 which in turn rests on horizontal cross members 8 and 9 which are supported above the floor by and between pairs of legs l0 and H which are practically equally spaced from opposite ends of the container 6. Each of the legs has an inwardly bent part l2 intermediate the cross member 8 and to the lower end of the leg which forms a rest for the angularly positioned foot rest l3 which is secured thereto by means of machine screws l4 as shown in Figure '7, the foot rest l3 being located a suitable height above the floor to be comfortable for the workman.

The upper ends of the legs have on the exterior thereof the angle iron framework it which is traversed by wood screws I6 which pass upwardly through the flange H on the longitudinal sides of the container 6 as shown in Figure 5. The angle irons l5 extend between the legs i6 and ii on the respective sides of the container 6.

The opposite. ends of the container have their upper edges rolled outwardly as indicated at ll and reinforced with a bar M3 to form a reinforced bead which engages the upper side of a platform I9 at one end of the container and 26 at the opposite end thereof. A frame 2| having an inverted L-shaped cross section rests on top of the side flanges H of the container: at the longitudinal sides of the container and. rests on the platforms l9 and 20 at the ends of the container so as to form a rim around the platforms and at the opposite sides of the container, the frame 2! being secured in place by the screws 16 already alluded to. It will be obvious that the platforms ii) and 2B are supported by the upper cross members 22 and 23 which extend between the pairs of legs.

Resting on the bar l and against one end of the container 6 and occupying the space between the last-mentioned end of the container 6 and the legs H is a box Z i having a cover 25 hinged as indicated at 26 and provided with a handle .21, the box being provided for containing tools and incidental supplies for the use of the workman.

In the left-hand end of the container 6 is the vertical opening 28, the sides of which have the flanges 29 and 3i) acting as guides for the false bottom support generally designated 3 I.

The member 3! comprises the cylindrical part 32 which is interiorly screw-threaded as indicated at 33 and threaded on the vertical screw 34 which has reduced end portions 35 and 3B journaled in the platform l9 and in the bar I of the shoulder pads or the like to the level of at the left-hand end of the casing 6. The lower end of the screw 34 has a retaining head 37 and on the upper end is an operating handle 38.

The cylindrical element 32 has the lateral flange 39 to which is bolted an L-shaped member 40 which has on its remote end a pair of long legs 4| and 42 arranged in a V configuration which engage and support the underside of the false bottom 43 which is thereby conditioned to be elevated within the container 6 by operation of the screw handle 38. A rivet or bolt 44 passing through the opening 45 in the member 3| and other rivets 46 and 41 passing through holes 48 and 49 in the extremities of the legs 4| and 42 enter the false bottom 43 and connect the false bottom rigidly to the member 3|, with the edges of the false bottom closely approaching the sides of the interior of the container 6, with the part 40 of the member 3| extending through the slot 28.

With the construction recited, several days supply of shoulder pads or the like may be placed in the container 6 when the false bottom 43 is in its depressed position and kept g in this manner until used. When so contained,

the shoulder pads are not subjected to handling and mussing or to falling on the floor to become dirty and unsanitary or to be swept up. As the shoulder pads or the like are used by the tailor, the tailor rotates the handle 38 to bring the top the platforms l9 and 20. By rotating the handle :38 as the shoulder pads or the like are con- .sumed, the tailor is enabled to have at all times a supply of shoulder pads or the like in most accessible position. By reason of the arrangements described a much larger supply of articles may be kept on the workbench than has heretofore been possible or convenient, and the various trips required to replenish the supply of shoulder pads or the like are eliminated, the pads are kept much more accessible, and preserved in better condition for use.

Although I have shown and described herein a preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to. be definitely understood that I do not desire to limit the application of the invention thereto, and any change or changes may be made in the materials, and in the construction and arrangement of the parts, Within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the subjoined claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A workbench comprising a support frame, an elongated rectangular plate supported by said frame constituting a work surface, an open topped, box-like casing disposed intermediate the length of said plate extending from side to: side of the frame, said casing having a vertical slot in one of its side walls, a bar carried by said frame extending from one end to the other centrally below said plate to support said casing, a platform movable in said casing, a support for said platform having an arm extending through the mentioned slot, a screw mounted at its respective ends in said bar and plate, said screw engaging the extending end of said arm, and a hand crank fixed on the upper end of said screw whereby said platform may be manually raised and lowered within said casing.

2. A workbench comprising a rigid support frame, a pair of rectangular plates carried in spaced relation by said frame, a raised rail at the margins of said plates and connecting there between, an open topped container disposed in the space between said plates and having beaded edges resting on the adjacent edges of said plates, said container extending downwardly, a support bar carried by said support frame on which said container is seated, said container having an upright slot in one of its. end walls and guide flanges at the edges of the slot, a platform movable up and down within said container, a support bracket fixed on the bottom of said platform, an arm extending from said bracket outwardly between the slot flanges, a nut on the extending end of said arm, an upright screw rotatable in said support bar and one of said plates and engaged with said nut, and means on said screw above the plate to manually rotate said screw.

HENRY ANDREANA. 

